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Back to School Reading Ideas

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Here are some ideas to help you get back into the groove with reading now that a new school year has begun.   Pragmatic Mom has a great list of 2nd grade read aloud books.   123 Homeschool 4 Me has a fantastic list of Chapter Book Series for 1st-3rd grades.   Need some chapter books for 2nd/3rd grade? This…
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Letter Sounds Tic Tac Toe

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Picture cards are a must in early literacy learning. Using picture cards without displaying the letters or words that go with them is a fantastic way to build a child’s ear to listen for sounds within words {known as phonemic awareness}, which prepares kids for reading AND writing success. And there are SO many things you can do with picture cards….
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Apple Cut it Out! Pack

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Check out our newest Apple Cut it Out! Pack. Find all our Cutting Practice Packs HERE. Here is our most recent Cut it Out! Pack. It’s an apple theme, just in time! Whew. If you want to see all of our FREE Cut it Out! Packs, click HERE. *This post contains affiliate links. Just this week, MBug {age 4} and…
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All About Reading LEVEL 4 is HERE!

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*This post contains affiliate links.   Have you seen it? All About Reading LEVEL 4 is HERE!! To celebrate, they are offering it at 20% off through September 15th! Want to know know what I honestly think about All About Reading? All About Reading is: Research-Based Developmentally Appropriate Systematic Hands-On and Multisensory Well-Balanced Explicit: Scaffolds/Supports the Reader Lightly Scripted Meaningful Multiple Exposures You can…
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Why I Don’t Give a Friday Spelling Test {and What I Do Instead}

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The infamous Friday spelling test. A staple in many classrooms and homeschool curricula alike. I can remember practicing my spelling words all week as a child. I even slept with my spelling list under my pillow once or twice, hoping that by osmosis, I’d remember the words better for the spelling test. {Yes. I really did.} *This post contains affiliate…
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